What color is #576B5B?

#576B5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576B5B?

The RGB value is 87, 107, 91: 87 red, 107 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576B5B?

The complementary color is #6B5767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576B5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576B5B color

#576B5B rgb(87, 107, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576B5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42% green and 35.7% blue (87, 107, 91).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#576B5B color codes

HEX	`#576B5B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 107, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, -10.98, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 12.77, 149.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.076, 13.297, 11.878)`
Decimal	`5729115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576B5B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #576B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #576B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576b5b; }
.text { color: #576b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 107 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576b5b, #576b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #576B5B?: #576B5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576B5B?: The RGB value is 87, 107, 91: 87 red, 107 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576B5B?: The complementary color is #6B5767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576B5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.